I realize I'm being an antagonist to the Phil/Paul admiration here, but 4-6 hours of commentary?

C'mon now. Have you been WATCHING Versus broadcasts?

It would be interesting to see how much time is actually spent watching the race with regard to:

• The pre-race with Roll and Hummer
• They pick up the race many miles into a stage
• The canned fluff pieces
• The 138 Saab commercials
• The 429 Tapout promos
• The Garmin/Chipotle stylized interviews leading into the Saab/Tapout commercials
• The Saab Fly-To-The Finish Sweepstakes mentions
• The mentions of "Big George Hincapie"
• Etc.

Yes, calling a race is challenging given the circumstances, but they don't have anywhere near 4 hours of time to fill with actually calling/commenting on a live race.